Haynes strikes twice to grant Ipswich local bragging rights

Danny Haynes, who scored the winner when these teams last met at Carrow Road in March, went one better by scoring twice as Ipswich came from behind to beat their arch rivals in the East Anglia derby.

It was the 18-year-old's entrance, an inspired substitution which Ipswich's manager Jim Magilton modestly described as "pure luck", which proved decisive. Within seconds of his introduction Haynes, recently back from a loan spell at Millwall, fired the home side into a 2-1 lead with a thunderous header.

Defeat for either side in this grudge match - at 44 miles one of the more distant "local" rivalries in England - is unthinkable, but Haynes's sumptuous strike on the stroke of full-time confirmed Norwich's fate and ended their four-game unbeaten run at Portman Road. Ipswich climbed five places to 13th with their first win in four games and are only one point behind Norwich.

"It's great to get two goals in a local derby," said Haynes. "It's a great feeling for me and for the fans. Every goal is the same but goals in local derbies have got to be special to the fans."

Peter Grant, the Norwich manager, admitted: "We were awful, we've got to accept that. We were very fortunate going into half-time on equal terms and it was only a matter of time before Ipswich punished us.

"I thought we were very poor in everything we did from start to finish. We worked hard enough but our thought process on the simple things was awful. If you don't do the basics well in football you'll always struggle and Ipswich thoroughly deserved their victory."

Ipswich came into the game as underdogs but, in keeping with history, this fixture turned the form guide on its head. Magilton's men took the game to Norwich, but they fell behind when Matt Richards' attempted clearance from an innocuous Darren Huckerby cross fell into the path of Luke Chadwick. On his debut the former Manchester United midfielder slotted home.

However, the goal came against the run of play and before half-time Ipswich were level. A crunching tackle by Sylvain Legwinski thwarted a Norwich counter-attack and, after neat work from Gary Roberts, Billy Clarke fed the Frenchman, who with an astute finish coolly rounded off the move he had started.

The second half unfolded into a scrappy affair but only one side ever looked likely to take all three points. On 55 minutes Richards should have atoned for his blunder but, when Paul Gallacher parried Clarke's volley straight to the midfielder's feet, he wasted the opportunity by blasting into the heavens.

Magilton has instilled a new sense of confidence and self-belief in this Ipswich side, however, and as Norwich started to wilt the home side began to flourish. Haynes entered the fray as a replacement for the tireless Clarke in the 76th minute and with his third touch he powered Roberts' inviting centre past Gallacher.

Robert Earnshaw had a glorious opportunity to equalise but was denied by the Wigan loanee Mike Pollitt in the Ipswich goal, and Jason De Vos almost turned Huckerby's centre into his own net.

With fingernail biting and whistles for full-time well under way, Richards confused the Norwich defence before laying the ball off for Haynes, who curled home from the edge of the box to grant Ipswich the local bragging rights, until the return fixture at Carrow Road in April at the very least.

Man of the match Danny Haynes (Ipswich)

Who is Danny Haynes?

The 18-year-old striker almost signed for Norwich last year after being released by Charlton but was rejected and went on to join the Ipswich academy. He is the only Town player to score against Norwich at youth, reserve and first-team level in a single season and endeared himself to Ipswich by scoring an 88th-minute winner at Carrow Road in February. The England Under-19 international scored only three goals in 20 appearances last season and was loaned out to Millwall for a month this campaign. "It was important to go and get some first-team experience and get my confidence up," he said. "I was a bit down because I wasn't playing as much as I would have liked to but that's what football is like and I've just got to pick myself up."